🇺🇿Uzbekistan | The most perfect ancient city in Central Asia - Khiva

On this trip to Uzbekistan, I visited the capital Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva in the order of travel. Among them, Khiva is the best-preserved ancient city. It not only preserves various exotic dwellings, mosques, scripture schools, minarets, military facilities, and beautiful palaces and other historical buildings, but also Ukrainian It is the only complete city wall among several ancient cities. 📷 Khiva, with a history of more than 2,000 years, is the first Central Asian ancient city in Uzbekistan to be listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO. ancient city of Central Asia. 🚶🏻 The ancient city of Khiva is relatively small, and you can walk around every corner of the city wall. There are a total of 16 historical buildings in the ancient city that can be visited by buying tickets. After buying a 24-hour pass at the ticket office at the main entrance of the scenic spot, use the pass to enter 15 of the buildings to watch the exhibition. 🎫 Among them, Mausaleum Paxlavan Makhmud, the mausoleum of Iranian poet Palevan Mahmud, requires an additional fee. In addition to being a place of pilgrimage for locals, the mausoleum can even see many newlyweds taking wedding photos and wedding celebration videos in the mausoleum. 🕌️ The ancient city is more like a large open-air museum full of life, and each historical building has different themed exhibitions. Including nature, history, geography, architecture, humanities, medicine and other aspects. It is therefore highly recommended to spend a full day exploring. In addition, Khiva Khan's palace, Nurullaboy Palace, is located outside the ancient city and can be reached on foot. This wonderful palace combines Asian and European decorative art styles, and it is also worth visiting. 📷 The most important thing is not to miss the beautiful scenery of Khiva at sunset. In the evening, after the bustling crowds have dispersed, the small vendors on the roadside have withdrawn their stalls, put on headphones and listen to the music of the Western Regions, and walk on the deserted path. It seems to have traveled back to the ancient Silk Road ancient city with prosperous commerce and trade. 🐫 Traffic strategy ✈️ Fly to Urgench Airport You can take the train to either Urgench or Khiva station Khiva cannot use yandex to take a taxi. It is recommended to contact the hotel in advance to charter a car or pick up the airport. Scenic spot opening hours⏱️ The ancient city gate is open all day Opening hours of museums and palaces: 9:00-18:00 Restaurant recommendation 🍴 There are many restaurants and cafes in the ancient city of Khiva. Among them, the terrace of Terrassa Cafe & Restaurant can see Kalta Minor, the symbol of Khiva. It is the restaurant with the best view in the ancient city. It is recommended to watch the sunset on the terrace in the evening. Day meal. Accommodation recommendation 🏨 Arkanchi Hotel in the ancient city New Star Khiva Hotel outside the ancient city Both of these hotels were converted from academies hundreds of years ago, and staying in them is a memorable experience. Among them, the minaret in the New Star courtyard can be climbed for free, which is a good place to overlook the panoramic view of Khiva.